Screened drain



June 19, 1923.`

T. c, KUNKEL SCREENED DRAIN Fileduxw I5, 1922 AnaB/vers Patent .lime 19, 123.

THOMAS CLARK KUNKEL, OF MBH), NEBRASKA.

SCREENED Dn.

Application led June 3, 1922. Serial No. 585.597.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I THOMAS CLARK KUNKEL, a citizen of the llnited States, and a resident of Madrid, in the county of Per- 5 kins and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Screened Drains, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements 1n l screened drains, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to rovide a screened drain which is adapted to e used l on a window or door screen and which may be easily attached to the ordinary window screen without the use of nails, or screws.

A further object of my invention is to provide a screened drain that will prevent the Window screen and window sill from d ecaying by permitting the water to draln from them. f

A further object of my invention is to provide a screened drain that will allow water to drain therethrough at the same time preventing insects, such as nies, mosquitoes,`

or the like, from entering therein.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel 3o features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this app1ication,.in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the device attached to a screen.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a U-shaped frame consisting of a hase portion 1, integral 'sides 2 and 3, respectively,

and integral fianges 4. The sides 2 and 3 have openings 5 and 6 therein, which extend from the bend 7, almost to the to (see Figure 1). The top edges of the sldes 2 and 3 have a plurality of teeth 8 which are bent inwardly at right angles to the sides, alternating with flanges 9 which are bent inwardly and downwardly so as to clamp the top edges of the screen portion 10. The screen portion 10 lines the inner walls of the frame covering the openings 5. and 6 and is also clamped by the flanges 4 which are bent upwardly and around (see Fig. 1), thus holding the screen 10-securely in lace.

From the foregoing description o? the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. In applying vthe device to the window screen 12, one or more openings 11 can be provided in the bottom of the window screen frame 12, being cut so as to receive the basel of the device, thus allowing the bottom of the base 1 to be contiguous with the bottom of the window screen. The U-shaped frame is then applied to the window screen so as to cover the ends of the opening 11, and so as to cause the base 1 to cover the underside of the opening. The sides 2 and 3 may be now y manually forced inwardl so as to imbed the teeth 8 within the sides o the window screen 12, thus holding the frame securel in place.

The edges 13 of the sides 2 an 3 extend beyond the opening 11 and abut the sides of the window screen 12, thus preventing any insects, such as flies, mosquitoes, or the like, from entering between the sides of the window screen and the openin The base 1 abuts the window sill (not s own) and permits water to readily drain therefrom. The device can be removed from the window screen sash 12, the flanges 4 and 9 can be bent outwardly, and the screen portion 10 removed. The new screen portion may now be placed within the device assuming the same position as that of the former screen portion and the flanges 4.- and 9 bent down, thus clamping the new screen portion in place. The portion 10 is referably of wire nettin It is obvious t at the device will wor just as eiciently without the screen portion 10 covering the base 1. I have found, however, that 1t is cheaper to manufacture the device by using one screen portion bent in the manner shown in Figure 1 instead of using two separate screen portions which cover the openings 5 and 6. The device is sim le in construction and can be made at' sma 1 cost.

I claim: l

1. The combination with a screen frame havin of a -shaped open frame arranged to receive the bottom ortion of the screen frame,

an opening in the bottom thereof,

and being provided with projections exy tending inwardly toward the screen freine for attachment thereto, and' wire netting carried by the U-shaped freine and arranged to cover said opening.

2. A screened drain comprising a.v U-

` shaped frame, the sides of said frame heving openings therein, wire netting covermeen ing said openin s, the top edges of seid frame having s, p urality of teeth alternating with anges, seid flan es eda'pted to be bent le over for securing sai wire netting to said frame, and said teeth being adapted to secure seid U-sha frame to a'screen frame.

THOL S CLARK KUNKEL. 

